Mushrooms are delicious nutritive powerhouses that pair perfectly with herbs and spices, or they can even be steeped into tea as an easy and gentler way for some people to consume psilocybin mushrooms.

Co-created with the director of Fantastic Fungi, this mushroom tea recipe uses foraged botanical powder as its base and is free from caffeine – providing an adaptogen-rich immune-boosting blend!

Chaga

Chaga mushroom tea can provide an easy, natural way to both boost your immunity and energy levels. Packed with antioxidants and polysaccharides, its consumption can promote digestive health while reducing inflammation. Furthermore, its use as an anticancer agent makes this herbal medicine especially effective at fighting tumors – not to mention treating other conditions such as cardiovascular disease and chronic fatigue.

Although not as widely recognized as other medicinal mushrooms, chaga can still be found in nature and used for centuries for its healing properties. While most commonly harvested in North America and Europe, its healing benefits have spread worldwide. Chaga stands out from other fungi with its distinctive black exterior and bright orange interior, making harvesting it especially easy.

Chaga fungus is packed with vital nutrients and antioxidants, making it an excellent medicinal herb as well as food item. In traditional medicine it has been used to treat numerous conditions, ranging from tuberculosis and arthritis to high blood pressure and heart disease; additionally it may improve mental clarity, cognitive performance and anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capabilities.

When making your own chaga mushroom tea at home, keep in mind that this powerful fungus requires lengthy infusion times in order to deliver all its health benefits. Chitin protects its nutrients more readily than other herbal teas do, meaning chaga mushroom tea requires additional time in which to extract its full benefits.

Chaga is an increasingly popular choice among those interested in natural herbal remedies and supplements, particularly as a source of Vitamin C for its anti-inflammatory effects. Furthermore, it contains minerals and B vitamins, such as folate and pantothenic acid – plus betulinic acid which has been demonstrated to suppress tumor growth.

To create chaga tea, bring water to a boil in a saucepan before adding a few chunks of chaga and simmering it for approximately 20-30 minutes. Your finished product should be thick and dark in color without tasting bitter; adding honey may help sweeten this beverage further.

Cordyceps

Traditional Chinese Medicine employs Cordyceps for its energy-boosting effects and immune boosting benefits, making it a crucial remedy. Cordyceps is a parasitic fungus which feeds on insect larvae such as caterpillars. While originally collected and hunted in Tibet, today most cordyceps is grown on grain to ensure sustainability and vegan-friendliness.

Cordyceps provides a sustained and balanced boost without the jitters associated with caffeine-based energy drinks, making it popular with athletes and those looking to enhance physical performance. Furthermore, cordyceps is an excellent tonic for kidneys and respiratory tract health.

Making cordyceps tea is relatively straightforward. Begin by boiling filtered water. Once it reaches a rolling boil, reduce heat until a gentle simmer develops – this allows the cell walls of mushrooms to be broken down while extracting their beneficial compounds.

Once the liquid has been prepared, strain and serve. For added flavoring options such as honey, lemon zest, ginger or cinnamon powder. Be sure to drink this beverage daily in order to reap all its benefits.

For optimal results, choose organically grown mushrooms grown with minimal or no pesticide use, and that have been dried and stored properly; dried varieties contain more active constituents that could benefit medicinal applications than their fresh counterparts.

Mushroom tea can provide an instant, natural energy boost while strengthening your immune system. You can make it from fresh or dried mushrooms, powdered extracts or convenient tea bags; once brewed, this process releases beta-glucans, triterpenes and polysaccharides which give this beverage its impressive health benefits.

For an enhanced mushroom tea experience, try tinctures. Tinctures employ a double extraction process to isolate both water- and alcohol-soluble components of mushrooms for increased flavor and health benefits. They can be taken alone as supplements or added to other herbal preparations to add an additional dimension of flavor and health impact.

Reishi

Reishi mushrooms are known for their spiritual potency. Reishi tea can increase immunity and lower blood pressure while relieving stress and aiding sleep. Reishi is also widely recognized for its anti-tumor properties which may help treat liver disease, high cholesterol and hepatitis. Furthermore, polysaccharides present within Reishi may strengthen immunity and lower cancer risks. Reishi tea can be made using either fresh or dried mushrooms.

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) mushrooms are polypores found on hardwoods and woodchip beds throughout Eastern and Central America, with leathery and hard flesh even when fresh, which must be grated or chopped finely before making tea from it. Reishi is considered one of the premier medicinal mushrooms, used to treat high blood pressure, depression, anxiety and cancer with herbal medicine treatment; additionally it also has anti-inflammatory effects and may help balance hormones for women.

Reishi mushrooms provide a flavorful base while ginger helps ease indigestion, nausea and pain relief.

Reishi mushroom tea is an excellent source of vitamin C and may help with weight loss by curbing hunger cravings and lowering cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Reishi is also an ideal tonic for those suffering from respiratory conditions like asthma, bronchitis or allergies.

For added flavor in your Reishi mushroom tea, try sprinkling in some lemon juice or cinnamon powder; honey can also act as a natural sweetener.

Reishi mushroom tea can be made quickly and easily by mixing 8 ounces of boiling water with 4 tablespoons of reishi, simmering it for 20 minutes and straining out. Feel free to customize it according to your own personal tastes by including other ingredients such as green onions or coriander – making this recipe suitable for adults as well as children alike!

Yarrow

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is an ancient herb consumed as food throughout history, prized both for its distinct flavour and medicinal benefits. Also referred to as old man’s pepper, devil’s nettle, sanguinary milfoil soldier’s woundwort thousand seal; various civilisations have utilized its use to aid digestion, reduce fever levels, alleviate menstrual discomfort and aid wound healing.

This recipe combines yarrow’s natural astringent and hemostatic properties with the lady’s mantle’s uterine toning properties and raspberry leaf’s ability to reduce heavy periods. Furthermore, ginger serves as a circulatory stimulant which will warm your body on cold days or those suffering from cold extremities.

Yarrow has antispasmodic and analgesic properties that make it a valuable digestive aid, and is often combined with herbs traditionally employed for the same purpose such as gentian root and peppermint. Rosehips’ vitamin C-rich skin contributes to enhanced immune function while improving white blood cell production while echinacea boosts your immunity when needed most.

This yarrow herbal tea can be made with either fresh or dried flowers and herbs, simply by boiling some water and pouring over your ingredients. Allow this to steep for 20 minutes before transferring into a cup for straining and drinking! The resultant tea has strong vasodilatory properties, making it an effective natural way of lowering blood pressure. This herbal blend includes lemon balm, which belongs to the mint family and has been proven to relax nervous system nerves and ease tension that raises blood pressure levels. Yarrow tea can be enjoyed throughout the day to maintain healthy blood pressure levels or in times of increased stress on the immune system, or when hot flashes during menopause occur. Furthermore, it provides a natural alternative to coffee or black tea for those looking for caffeine-free beverages; and can even aid with digestive support, menstrual issues, or soothing of urinary tract.